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Tax

Sep. 10, 2010

Tax Assessment Appeals on the Rise

Attorneys who specialize in property tax assessment appeals are busier than they've been in nearly two decades. That does not bode well for cash-strapped California communities, which saw record numbers of property value assessment reductions

By Richie Duchon

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Attorneys who specialize in property tax assessment appeals are busier than they've been in nearly two decades.

That does not bode well for cash-strapped California communities, which, because of the comatose housing market, saw record numbers of property value assessment reductions eat into collections in the last two years.

As municipalities seek to c...

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